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Current code Former code Language

 
abkcauAbkhaz
aceAchinese
achAcoli
adaAdangme
adycauAdygei
aarcusAfar
afhAfrihili (Artificial language)
afrAfrikaans
afaAfroasiatic (Other)
ainAinu
akaAkan
akkAkkadian
albAlbanian
aleAleut
algAlgonquian (Other)
tutAltaic (Other)
amhAmharic
anpbihAngika
apaApache languages
araArabic
argspaAragonese Spanish
arcAramaic
arpArapaho
arwArawak
armArmenian
artArtificial
asmAssamese
athAthapascan (Other)
auspaaAustralian languages
mapAustronesian (Other)
avaAvaric
aveAvestan
nicAvikam
awaAwadhi
nicAwutu
aymAymara
azeAzerbaijani
 
astspaBable
nicBabungo
banBalinese
batBaltic (Other)
balBaluchi
bamBambara
baiBamileke languages
badBanda
bntBantu (Other)
basBasa
bakBashkir
baqBasque
btkBatak
bejBeja
bemBemba
benBengali
berBerber (Other)
bhoBhojpuri
bihincBihari
bikBikol
byncusBilin
paaBimin
bisBislama
nobBokmaal
bosscrBosnian
braBraj
breBreton
bugBugis
bulBulgarian
buatutBuriat
burBurmese
belByelorussian
 
cadCaddo
cppCape Verde Creole
carCarib
catCatalan
cauCaucasian (Other)
cebCebuano
celCeltic (Other)
caiCentral American Indian (Other)
chgChagatai
cmcChamic languages
chaChamorro
sitChaurasya
cheChechen
chrCherokee
chyCheyenne
chbChibcha
naiChimariko
chiChinese
chnChinook jargon
chpathChipewyan
choChoctaw
chuChurch Slavic
chktruChuukese
chvChuvash
copCoptic
corCornish
cosCorsican
creCree
musCreek
crpCreoles and Pidgins (Other)
cpeCreoles and Pidgins, English-based
cpfCreoles and Pidgins, French-based
cppCreoles and Pidgins, Portuguese-based
crhtutCrimean Tatar
hrvCroatian (Roman)
ypkCup'ig
cusCushitic (Other)
czeCzech
 
dakDakota
danDanish
darcauDargwa
dayDayak
delDelaware
ausDhungutti
dinDinka
bntDiriku
divDivehi
doiDogri
dgrathDogrib
draDravidian (Other)
duaDuala
dutDutch
dumDutch, Middle (ca. 1050-1350)
dyuDyula
dzositDzongka
 
binEdo
efiEfik
nicEggon
egyEgyptian
ekaEkajuk
elxElamite
engEnglish
enmEnglish, Middle (1100-1500)
angEnglish, Old (ca. 450-1100)
myvfiuErzya
eskEskimo languages
epoespEsperanto
estEstonian
gezethEthiopic
eweEwe
ewoEwondo
 
fanFang
fatFanti
faofarFaroese
fijFijian
filFilipino
finFinnish
fiuFinno-Ugrian (Other)
fonFon
freFrench
frmFrench, Middle (ca. 1400-1600)
froFrench, Old (ca. 842-1400)
fryfriFrisian
furrohFriulian
fulFula
 
gaaGa
glggagGalician
lugGanda
gayGayo
gbaGbaya
geoGeorgian
gerGerman
gmhGerman, Middle High (ca. 1050-15
gohGerman, Old High (ca. 750-1050)
gilGilbertese
gonGondi
gorGorontalo
gotGothic
grbGrebo
grcGreek, Ancient (to 1453)
greGreek, Modern (1453- )
grnguaGuarani
gujGujarati
ausGunian
paaGwahatike
gwiathGwich'in
 
bntHa
haiHaida
hatcpfHaitian French Creole
hauHausa
hawHawaiian
hebHebrew
afaHedi
herHerero
hilHiligaynon
himHimachali
hinHindi
hmoHiri Motu
hitineHittite
hmnHmong
mapHote
hunHungarian
hupHupa
 
ibaIban
iceIcelandic
idoartIdo
iboIgbo
ijoIjo
iloIloko
smnsmiInari Sami
incIndic (Other)
ineIndo-European (Other)
indIndonesian
inhcauIngush
inaintInterlingua (International Auxiliary Language As.)
ileInterlingue
ikueskInuktitut
ipkeskInupiaq
iraIranian (Other)
gleiriIrish
mgacelIrish, Middle (ca. 1100-1500)
sgacelIrish, Old (to 1100)
iroIroquoian (Other)
itaItalian
 
jpnJapanese
javJavanese
jrbJudeo-Arabic
jprJudeo-Persian
 
ssaKaba (Central Sudanic)
kbdcauKabardian
kabKabyle
kacKachin
nicKagoro (Mali)
nicKagoro (Nigeria)
mapKaidipang
kaleskKalƒtdlisut
xaltutKalmyk
kamKamba
kanKannada
kauKanuri
krctutKarachay-Balkar
kaaKara-Kalpak
krlfiuKarelian
karKaren
kasKashmiri
cshslaKashubian
kawKawi
mapKayan
kazKazakh
khaKhasi
khmcamKhmer
khiKhoisan (Other)
khoKhotanese
kikKikuyu
kmbKimbundu
kinKinyarwanda
tlhKlingon (Artificial language)
komfiuKomi
konKongo
kokKonkani
nicKonni
kutKootenai
korKorean
kpeKpelle
kroKru
kuaKuanyama
kumtutKumyk
kurKurdish
kruKurukh
koskusKusaie
kirKyrgyz
 
ladLadino
lahLahndi
lamLamba (Zambia and Congo)
laoLao
latLatin
lavLatvian
lezcauLezgian
limLimburgish
linLingala
litLithuanian
jboLojban (Artificial language)
ndsgemLow German
dsbwenLower Sorbian
lozLozi
lubLuba-Katanga
luaLuba-Lulua
luiLuise¤o
smjsmiLule Sami
lunLunda
luoLuo (Kenya and Tanzania)
lusLushai
ltzLuxembourgish
 
macMacedonian
madMadurese
magMagahi
maiMaithili
makMakasar
mlgmlaMalagasy
mayMalay
malMalayalam
afaMale (Ethiopia)
mltMaltese
mnctutManchu
mdrMandar
manMandingo
mniManipuri
mnoManobo languages
glvmaxManx
maoMaori
arnMapuche
marMarathi
chmfiuMari
mahMarshallese
mwrMarwari
masMasai
mynMayan languages
bntMbunda (Angola and Zambia)
menMende
micMicmac
minMinangkabau
mwlMirandese
misMiscellaneous languages
mohMohawk
mdffiuMoksha
molMoldavian
monMongolian
lolMongo-Nkundu
mkhMon-Khmer (Other)
mosMoor‚
mulMultiple languages
munMunda (Other)
 
nqoN'Ko
nahNahuatl
nauNauru
navNavajo
bntNdau
nblbntNdebele (South Africa)
ndeNdebele (Zimbabwe)
ndoNdonga
napitaNeapolitan Italian
nepNepali
newNewari
nwcNewari, Old
kroNgere
niaNias
nicNiger-Kordofanian (Other)
ssaNilo-Saharan (Other)
niuNiuean
zxxNo linguistic content
nogtutNogai
naiNorth American Indian (Other)
frrNorthern Frisian
smeNorthern Sami
nsoNorthern Sotho
norNorwegian
nubNubian languages
nymNyamwezi
nyaNyanja
nynNyankole
nnoNynorsk
nyoNyoro
bntNyungwe
nziNzima
 
ocilanOccitan (post-1500)
nicOgbronuagum
ojiOjibwa
nonOld Norse
peoOld Persian (ca. 600-400 B.C.)
oriOriya
ormOrma
tutOroch
ormgalOromo
osaOsage
ossOssetic
otoOtomian languages
 
palPahlavi
pauPalauan
pliPali
pamPampanga
pagPangasinan
panPanjabi
papPapiamento
paaPapuan (Other)
perPersian
phiPhilippine (Other)
phnsemPhoenician
bntPokomo
polPolish
ponPonape
porPortuguese
praPrakrit languages
proProven‡al (to 1500)
pusPushto
 
queQuechua
 
rohRaeto-Romance
rajRajasthani
rapRapanui
rarRarotongan
cusRendille
roaRomance (Other)
romRomani
rumRomanian
runRundi
rusRussian
 
salSalishan languages
samSamaritan Aramaic
smilapSami
smosaoSamoan
sadSandawe
sagSango (Ubangi Creole)
sanSanskrit
satSantali
srdroaSardinian
sasSasak
scoScots
glagaeScottish Gaelic
selSelkup
semSemitic (Other)
nicSenya
srpSerbian (Cyrillic)
srrSerer
shnShan
snashoShona
iiiSichuan Yi
scnSicilian Italian
sidSidamo
sgnSign languages
blaSiksika
sndSindhi
sinsnhSinhalese
sitSino-Tibetan (Other)
sioSiouan (Other)
smssmiSkolt Sami
denathSlave
slaSlavic (Other)
sloSlovak
slvSlovenian
sogSogdian
somSomali
sonSonghai
bntSongye
snkSoninke
wenSorbian languages
sotssoSotho
saiSouth American Indian (Other)
altSouthern Altai
frsSouthern Frisian
smasmiSouthern Sami
athSouthern Tutchone
spaSpanish
srncpeSranan
srncpeSranan
sukSukuma
suxSumerian
sunSundanese
susSusu
swaSwahili
sswswzSwazi
sweSwedish
gswgerSwiss German
syrSyriac
 
taaTabla
tgltagTagalog
tahTahitian
taiTai (Other)
tgktajTajik
bntTalinga-Bwisi
tmhTamashek
tamTamil
saiTariana
tattarTatar
telTelugu
temTemne
terTerena
tetTetum
thaThai
tibTibetan
tigTigr‚
tirTigrinya
tivTiv
ausTiwi (Australia)
tliTlingit
tpiTok Pisin
tklTokelauan
togTonga (Nyasa)
tonTongan
saiTrio
tsiTsimshian
tsoTsonga
tsntswTswana
tumTumbuka
tupsaiTupi languages
turTurkish
otaTurkish, Ottoman
tukTurkmen
tvlTuvaluan
tyvtutTuvinian
twiTwi
 
cauUdi
udmfiuUdmurt
ugaUgaritic
uigUighur
ukrUkrainian
umbUmbundu
undUndetermined
hsbwenUpper Sorbian
urdUrdu
uzbUzbek
 
vaiVai
artVela (Artificial language)
venVenda
vieVietnamese
volartVolapuk
votVotic
 
wakWakashan languages
walWalamo
wlnroaWalloon
afaWandala
warWaray
ausWarumungu
wasWasho
welWelsh
wolWolof
 
xhoXhosa
 
sahtutYakut
mosYana (Burkina Faso and Togo)
yaoYao (Africa)
yapYapese
yidYiddish
yorYoruba
ausYugumbir
ypkeskYupik languages
algYurok
 
zndZande
zapZapotec
zzaZaza
zenZenaga
zhataiZhuang
zulZulu
zunZuni
semZway
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Last revised: 2 July 2008
Revised by: Charley Pennell